The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30
The Voice Of the Veterans

On I'M EEtl-EA nF riiI, CAPTURED EAlIIE
The Cincinnati mnl"lci,i-Gazrtlr nf June
lG,i, printed :, pn,, f interviews c> nin,,
soldiers Of Ohio h,prreatIig in >tron" language
the proposed return III Confederate ilt2>.
Coy. Foraker. OF Ohio sent To President
Cleveland tie protest III $500 q. \. H. cunt-
ra'tr~ against the return Of the rebel ila.> cap
turvd by Ohio soldiers. It says the patriotic
people Of Ohio are Shocked Trey Noui rN Pres io,i.
Coy. l.arrahcc Of Ohio also ,cnl il protest.
Senator Manlrr>on of Nebraska. II wounded
cN-tnirn soldier. represents t Indignation 1T
the Order restoring the rebel flags in this state
mrnt: My answer is: | have bullet in my
body which | have carried >iHcc the war. |
ought now to have that dug out and sent back.
Mai John T.. >afcl. Of Indiana. who r>e,l
on Gen. Hrlknap~ ~at'. and hy his own per-
>onal bravery in the heat Of battle capturrd Il,
rebel la@, said: II have that rebel Ila. still
and would like to see The l--C, cnrpcrta,i
President comc and lake it. have but one liz,
10 live, aiI whoever takes that ila. from ,il,'
will ii" 50 over my dead body. 1t is - shame
less outrage. and cannot find words to de-
noiihce 1t property.
Col. W. T.. tana'iay, Scr@cnt at arm, of The
United states senate. Il resident of North are
lima, and an cN-rchrl officer, said Ii" deemed
President ti"Neiana'> order an illllnigatttl nu
rage. and added Nchrmcnty: :"lt j. the fatal cr-
ror in his career. and will rcle.atc him to Oh
security with the o,tium Of his Insult to the cal
liant defenders cln@in2 in darkness to his mcnl-
ory. He is man of destiny no longer; This
presidential Marat has al last net the tur,lav
of his political life
Nv hat do tnmh "f Returning: tir, l,atiEr-lia.
captured l'v car traup>:' said to.nra,lr and
Representative Ben Lowell Of Massachusetts.
IL think il would hc great shame am earn
e>tly. vigorously opposed to ii. join my l.u-
test to that of the boys from Ohio and iowa
II there is any thing which we want To keep
here rs sacred relies of thai awful crisis in or
countrl'S history it is the haitI, -lllg~ There *
nothing, believe. which 50 brings home TO the
Younger generation the Great conflict a>.thr
sight Of the lla@S stained with the blood of
their kin>n:rn | >ay no. 80. ih' never send
back the iii;>.
Governor FDrithrr Of Ohio. in Response
to inquiries from l.u east. asking his opil,-
ion Of President tlcNe!and's order 10 rc-
turn the captured flags and whether the vet
eran> of Ohio would Willingly part with the
trophies of their victories. >cut the following
II could stand the rehabilitation Of Jril Davis
and The joining of him and cleveland In cun"ics
of Calhoun ani secession. could also keep
the peace while Kp>>cr was ordering sheridan
to Keep out of til" Shenandoah Valley and Hen
ry Wattcrson was speaking of the dependent
pension bil! rs liniinnnt to abolish va4ahondawe
by pcn>ioning a lot Of tramps. hut began to
lose my temper when the President of the
United States Went ti>hin. oil Decoration Day
and made up my mind that the time had come
To draw the line when in ignorance. or defiance
Of law. he tlSurpcd the authority to order rebel
llags returned to the seeding states: hot that
| have any affection for them. but because they
are cmhlcms of treason, that are wanted for no
other purpose than public parade and to fire
the southern heart with pride for lost cause
that ought never TO be recalled except with
shame: hccausc it is the crime of the arr The
people of Ohio are net ready to recognize the
Southern Confe'icrary and they ,o not intcn,l
to do so. This state will not surrender any rrh-
cl flags
At the reception given to Commantler-iIl-
Chief Fairchild. of TIN; Grand Army. re-
Gently. by Hamilton Post iS1, OF New York,
Gen. Fairchl'l. in lcnounring The action of
President Cleveland in sanctioning the return
Of rebel battle-ila", to the Southern States.
said: May God palsy the hand that wrote the
order; may God palsy the brain that conceived
it, and MAY God palsy the tongue that dictated
it!' Continuing, Gen. Fairchild said: GLOW
can the present loyal governors of the South
crn states accept cmbcms of treason after their
professions of loyalty to the union? Must they
that they have nothing to 10 with the flags, rs
the rebel organizations are cNtinct?
Resolutions were adopted protesting against
the action of the President in approyin. the or
der for the restoration of the ila@S. and ,lecr-
in" that no sentiment of generosity and 10 cX-
preston of magnanimty ON the part of the &.
4. r.. is involved in the surrender of the tro-
phcs to the Southern states. The gathering of
veterans was representative one delegates be-
Ing present from nvery Grand Army post of
the city and vicinity.